The Art Collection encompasses works of Viennese art in the areas of painting, graphic arts, sculpture, architecture, applied arts and photography. The time span reaches from the 14th century to today.

The Topographical Collection of the Wien Museum contains graphic works, photographs, picture postcards, city maps and models that document changes in the shape of Vienna and its perception over the past 500 years.

In 1999, the Vienna City Council decided that art and cultural items that had been acquired during the Nazi era and that were considered to have been obtained by questionable means were to be returned.